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Mitchell Volk's avatar

Love it! It seems like this would really take the pressure off.

I wonder how people who make a living off their creations navigate this. I wonder how complicated this becomes when your "diary" is also your main source of income.

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Seth Werkheiser's avatar

One of my favorite Rick Rubin quotes is “all we wanted to do was make cool stuff and show it to your friends,” from his early NYU days, and that’s how I try to write and do what I do. Just make the stuff today, here and now, this is my diary entry.

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Jeremy Mathew's avatar

Rick Rubin is my favorite creative thought leader right now! It's so wild how every time I break through something creatively, I realize it was me standing in my own way the whole time.

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Lora DiFranco's avatar

Feeling this, Becky! I guess I thought I would grow out of these creative doubts at some point, but here we are! 🤷🏽‍♀️ Love this advice, though-- thanks for sharing! Have you read The Wander Society by Keri Smith? It's been filling my inspiration cup this week.

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Katrina Van Strien's avatar

This approach is so cool! In art therapy land, it’s called “process art” and dang is it beneficial. I can always use more 🎨

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